Deputy Director of Behavioral Health Division

About the role

The County of Siskiyou is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of any race, religion, or ancestry.

Responsibilities

Under administrative direction, assists the Behavioral Health Director in planning, organizing, integrating, and evaluating comprehensive, county-wide mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) / Alcohol and Drug (AOD) prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery programs.

Plans, schedules, assigns, directs, and evaluates the daily operations and workflows of multi-disciplinary clinical and administrative staff, ensuring strict adherence to casework, professional clinical standards, and a trauma-informed culture.

Drafts, negotiates, and monitors complex contracts and service-level agreements with community-based organizations, private services providers, and professional consultants, establishes rigorous network adequacy and fiscal compliance monitoring systems.

Develops, implements, and interprets departmental policies and procedures, advising staff on the application of complex behavioral health laws, privacy regulations (including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2), and California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) mandates.

Develops, rationalizes, and manages complex divisional budgets, blending diverse funding streams such as Realignment, BHSA, federal grants, and Medi-Cal allocations.

Covers the collection, interpretation, and analysis of demographic and statistical data to determine shifting community needs, evaluates program effectiveness, and drives long-range departmental planning.

Ensures absolute operational compliance with legal licensing, facility certification, and Medi-Cal/Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) requirements.

Maintains vital collaborative relationships with state agencies, local hospital networks, and other county departments.

Prepares high-level executive correspondence, reports, and Board letters.

Serves as an expert consultant and liaison for community agencies, advisory boards, and advocacy groups.

Represents the Behavioral Health Department in a variety of public, professional, and governmental forums.

Acts for the Behavioral Health Director in all administrative, clinical, and fiscal matters as assigned.

Requirements

Required Any combination of training or experience that would provide the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the listed duties is qualifying.

A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

• A physician licensed in California as a psychiatrist with a minimum of one year of practice and one year of administrative experience.
• A psychologist licensed in California possessing a doctorate degree in psychology from an accredited university and three years of acceptable clinical psychology experience, two years of which shall be administrative experience.
• A clinical social worker possessing a master's degree in social work or higher and shall be a licensed clinical social worker and five years of mental health experience, two years of which shall have been administrative experience.
• A California licensed marriage, family, and child counselor who shall have a master's degree in an approved behavioral science course of study, and five years of mental health experience, two of which shall have been administrative experience.
• A nurse with possession of a master's degree in psychiatric or public health nursing and licensed as a registered nurse in California with five years mental health experience, two of which shall have been administrative experience.

Additional post-baccalaureate experience in a mental health setting may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the educational requirements.

Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional administrative experience that has included analyzing and recommending solutions for the development of behavioral health program policy and administration of behavioral health services which includes at least one (1) year experience in the public sector at the supervisory and/or management level.

Qualifications

Knowledge Of Federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing behavioral health services.

Local, statewide, and national behavioral health delivery systems.

Principles, techniques, and practices of effective behavioral health services development and clinical administration.

Program planning and development.

Computer systems and usage.

Behavioral Health and Alcohol & Drug program funding principles.

Budget development and expenditure control.

Principles and techniques of effective employee supervision, training, evaluation, and development.

Community needs and resources.

Cost Reporting.

Skills

Plan, organize, supervise, manage, the behavioral health programs and services.

Provide direction, supervision, training, and work evaluations for assigned staff.

Develop, organize, analyze, and interpret statistical data.

Develop and administer a budget and control expenditures.

Develop and implement department policies and procedures.

Develop and maintain effective public relations efforts.

Develop and prepare behavioral health statistics, records, and required reports.

Communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the preparation of clear, concise narrative reports.

Able to prepare documents on a personal computer with a keyboard speed to adequately meet the department standards.

Effectively represent the Behavioral Health Department in contacts with the public, community organizations, and other government agencies.

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Develop cost reports for Alcohol & Drug Services & Behavioral Health.

Benefits

12 paid holidays (96 hours) per year, plus 3 floating holidays.

Vacation 2 weeks per year during the first five years of service; 3 weeks a year - 5- 10 years of service; 4 weeks a year - 10 plus years of service;

Note - accrued vacation leave may not be used until after six months of employment.

Administrative Leave Exempt members of this unit shall not receive overtime compensation, but shall be entitled to a total of 60 hours administrative leave annually.

Sick Leave Sick leave shall accrue from the date of initial employment at the rate of 3.7 hours per pay period (which is equivalent to 96 hours per years) for regular full-time employees with no maximum accrual.

Unused sick leave may be converted to PERS service credit upon retirement.

Health Plan See resolution for current plan year.

Dental Plan See resolution for current plan year.

Vision Plan The County will contribute 100% of the vision premium for eligible employees and dependents.

Life Insurance The County will maintain life insurance in the amount equal to two times the gross annual salary.

Retirement The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) coordinated with Social Security.

2% at 55 years of age and single highest year calculation for final compensation (generally for employees hired prior to 11/02/12)

2% at 60 years of age and highest three year average for final compensation (generally for employees hired between 11/02/12 - 12/31/12)

2% at 62 years of age and highest three year average final compensation (generally for employees hired on or after 1/01/13)

Deferred Compensation: The County will contribution $70.00 per pay period to the employee's designated deferred compensation program. The additional $50 requires an employee match.

Miscellaneous IRC Section 125 plan available for pre-tax payroll deductions for contributions towards un-reimbursed medical expenses and dependent care.